Elizabeth Smellie: Canada's Florence Nightingale
This item is only available for Canadian orders.Catalogue Number: RTV023
Producer: RESEARCHTV INC.
Producers: Saxberg, Kelly
Directors: Saxberg, Kelly
Producing Agencies: ResearchTV In.
Subject: Biography, Canadian History, Canadian Social Studies, Canadian World Studies, Documentary, History, Nursing, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Sociology, Women's Studies, World History
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2022
Running Time: 5:41
In this short film, Dr. Nathan Hatton of the Lakehead University Department of History describes the remarkable life and accomplishments of Elizabeth Smellie, a field nurse in the First World War who quickly rose through the ranks and became the first female colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces.
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